Polishing-mitten.



Patented Jan. 10, 1911.

HOLLINGSHAD.

POLISHING MITTBN.

APPLICATION FILED 00T WILLIAM R. HoLLINGsHEAnoF BUFFALo,' NEW YORK.

v roLIsHING-MITTEN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 10, 1911.

Application filed October 9, 1909. Serial N o. 521,905.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Bc it known that` I, WILLIAM R. HOLLINGS- I-IEAD, a citizen of Canada, residing at Buffaloin the county of Erie and` State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Polishing-Mittens, vof whichl the 'following is a specification.

This invention relates to a polishing mitten which is more particularly designed for polishing .shoes and stoves, although the same may also be used for polishing other articles.

The object of this invent-ion is to produce a simple, efficient and inexpensive mitten for this purpose which can be readily ap.

plied to and removed from either hand and also reversed so that either of its outer sides 4may be arranged in an operative position within the palm of the hand.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is'a perspective view of my l im roved polishing mitten. Fig. 2 is a vertica longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan of one of the sections of the mitten viewed from its inner side.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The body of my improved polishing mitten comprises two flat sections A, A of fibrous or pliable material which are arranged with their flat sides facing each other and each of which has two comparatively straight `edges a, a on opposite sides of its longltudinal center, an outwardly curved edge b at the front end of the section and a tab c at the rear end of the section which preferably tapers rearwardly.

@ne section of the body is preferably coni structed of comparatively hard or closely woven fabric so as to serveas a dauber for applying the polishing material to the surface to be treated while the other is constructed of comparatively soft textile fabric for use in polishing by friction the surface to which the polishing material has been applied. lif desired, however, both sections of the body may. be made of the same material and both used for daubing and polishing.

On the inner sides of the body sections the same are provided with a lining D of oil cloth, rubber cloth or similar exible waterproof material, so as to prevent the hand, when inserted in the mitten, from becoming soiled by the blacking or other polishing material which soaks through the body sections,

this being particularly desirablewhen the'. polishing material is in 'liquid form.

The two sections of the body are connected with each other along their front edges and longitudinal edges by stitches, as shown, lor otherwise, leaving the tabs disconnected, and the lining is also preferably secured to the inner side of the body sections by stitching.

"In using the mitten, the same is drawn vover the fingers of one hand by grasping one of thetabs c with the fingers ofthe other hand. When fully drawn upon aA hand, the flap of the section on the inner side of the hand extends over the palm thereof and protects the same against soiling both when using the mitten as a dauber and as a polisher without, however, preventing thevhand from curving freely Ifor adapting the same to the surface to be polished. Y

When itis desired to remove the mittenl from the hand this can be readily done bygrasping either of its tabs and pulling forwardly thereon. body has been used as a dauber on the inner side or palm of. the hand the mitten may be reversed so as to bring the other section of the mitten next to the palmfor use as a polisher.

In the absence of any provision to prevent it, the mitten tends to slip `from the rhand when usedand to avoid such an occurrence the inner side of the mitten is provided with a forwardly facing shoulder or ridge d which is adapted to be engaged preferably by the shoulders at the rear ends of the convex under sides of the linger sections. Inasmuch as the several shoulders at the rear ends of the undersides of the outermost finger sections of one hand together are arranged on a forwardly curved line, the shoulders d, Z on the interior of the mitten are similarly arranged on a forwardly curved line soas to permit of engaging the mitten shoulder simultaneously by the several shoulders of the finger sections mentioned and cause the mitten to be reliably held against slipping from the hand while in use.l This shoulder may be produced in any suitable way but the construction shown in the drawings is pre- -ferred' and consists in doubling a ,part of the lining forwardly or inwardly upon itself to form a rib and securing the same to the body of the mitten by stitching, s o that the front or inner edge of this rib 1s Afterone section of the 4,substantially abrupt and forms the shouli inclined rear side of the rib, be deflected over therib and thereby avoid undue interference withthe Ifree and ready application of the mitten to the hand. But afterthe mitten is fully drawn over the hand the engagement of the ball on the underside of the front sections of the finger with the abr`upt frbnt side or shoulder d of the rib l c auses the mitten'toremain securely in posltion on the bandand prevents displacement of the same during the operation of ollshin with the same. The lining on the lnner si e of both sections of the body of the mitten is provided with a shoulder of this character, so that the Same will bc conined on'the hand when either of its seotions is on the palm of the hand.

I claim es my invention:

1. A polishing mitten comprising n body, a lining within the body,` and shoulders formed on the inner side of the body by means of a reverse fold of said lining.

2. A polishin mitten comprising n pliable body provi ed on its inner side with n transverse rib having an abrupt front side und an inclined rear side.

W'itness my hand this 7 th day of October, 1909.

VILLIAM R. HOLLINGSHEAD. 

